Makkah Al Mukaramah
Consul General of the State of Qatar in Jeddah HE Rashid bin Saeed Al Khayarin on Saturday opened the clinics of the medical services unit of the Qatar Hajj Mission after they were accredited by the health authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Deputy Head of the Qatar Hajj Mission Ali Sultan Al Musaifri, Head of the Unit Dr. Khaled Abdul Hadi, and a number of mission officials.
The consul made an inspection tour of the medical services unit and its facilities, during which he was briefed on the clinic and the facilities provided by the mission to the pilgrims of the State of Qatar.
He also heard an explanation from the head of the unit about the clinics' specialties and equipment. The unit has clinics for men and others for women, in addition to an emergency department and rooms for observation and isolation for cases that require medical isolation whether at the mission's headquarters in the Al Naseem neighborhood or in the holy sites in Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah.
Dr Khaled Abdul Hadi explained that the medical services unit has distinguished doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and paramedics, men and women, who were selected from among the most skilled medical personnel, in order to provide the best health care services and necessary medical aid in accordance with the highest standards. He praised the positive cooperation with the Saudi health authorities and facilities they provided to serve pilgrims and ensure their safety.
Al Khayarin expressed his happiness at the presence of a large number of medical personnel in all specialties, accompanying the Qatar Hajj Mission , who work around the clock in the clinics and are ready to provide all necessary health and pharmaceutical services for the country's pilgrims.
He appreciated the efforts of HE Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatar Hajj Mission, and his directives and continuous follow-up to provide medical clinics equipped according to the highest health standards that will enable the medical services unit to render all services and health care and present all means that allow the pilgrims of the State of Qatar to perform the rituals easily.
He stressed that the Consulate of the State of Qatar in Jeddah continuously cooperates with the Qatar Hajj Mission to serve the country's pilgrims and give all appropriate services to care for them, expressing his wishes that all pilgrims will return to the homeland safely after performing the Hajj rituals.
He noted the great efforts and facilities presented by the Saudi authorities to provide all services to the pilgrims to enable them to perform the religious obligation easily.
